The Studio & Gallery

Mystic Blue Signs opened our shop on Magazine Street in 1996, but we have been specializing in
hand lettering and illustration since 1973.

New Orleans has such inspiring architecture and history that it's a natural location for a
hand-painted sign shop. We use traditional methods and materials and we draw everything by
hand, from logos to lettering to illustration. We hand-cut, hand-carve, hand-paint. We use wood,
metal, special sign paint and sign painters' quills, flats and fitches. We use real 23 karat gold
leaf sheets on signs and glass transom numbers. We even paint scenes and signs on the sides of
buildings. And we ship signs all over the world.

For the last seven years, Mystic Blue has hosted regular art shows in our gallery, featuring local
artists. We sell prints, paintings, posters, signs, stained-glass, jewelry and objets d'art
made by our artists. Studio/Gallery hours are Tues thru Fri 10:30am-5pm and Sat 10:30am-3pm.

New York Times

We were mentioned in Seth Kugel's informative and kind New York Times Frugal Traveler's blog on New Orleans. You can
view it at this link:
NYTimes.com Blog

Hand-writing demo by Yvette at WWL Channel 4 for National Hand-Writing Day.

Tutoring
The Center also offers private tutoring sessions in handwriting for people who are frustrated with their penmanship. A more relaxed
approach than our formal class, tailored to the individual student, tutoring sessions are 1-1/2 hours.

Special Projects We also do a considerable amount of Documents, Marriage Certificates, Wedding Invitations, Murals, Portraits and Illustrations. Here are some samples of our work. Call us at (504)525-4691 if
you would like us to help you with that special project!

Document

by Yvette Rutledge

Marriage Certificate

by Yvette Rutledge

Mural

by Yvette & Vince

Illustration by Vince Mitchell

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Font Club

Font Club will meet Saturday, August 15th at 3pm. This meeting will be a work session. Font Club is a free informal group that meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month to work on typeface design. We usually have a presentation followed by a work session designing,
scanning and importing glyphs into FontLab or Fontographer to create a typeface. Call Vince or Yvette at (504) 525-4691 for more
information or if you have any questions.

AIGA New Orleans

NOLAA

The New Orleans Lettering Arts Association meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month. NOLAA is a non-profit organization whose monthly meetings
are mini-workshops in a variety of calligraphy techniques, well worth the $25 per year membership fee.
For more information visit
www.neworleanscalligraphy.org

NOLA School of Art & Crafts

The New Orleans School of Art and Craft offers classes in all styles of art-making, including calligraphy.
They can be reached directly at (504) 944-7900. For more info visit www.NOLAArtandCraft.com

Photography by Claire Hassig

We are proud to have an exhibit of Claire's photographs in the gallery. The images present the
abandoned structures of the former Six Flags Amusement Park, altered through her unique perspective.